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JAMES F. MCCANN, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

KETTLE-S TRAINER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 10, 1909.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911. serial No. 527,287.

To all whom it may concern# Be it known that I, JAMES F. MCCANN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county ofHennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented new and usefulImprovements in KettleStrainers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in domestic cooking vessels andmore particularly to devices of this class provided with strainer lids.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is cheaply constructed and simple in operation.

Another object is to provide such a device that on tilting the vesseland turning the handle of the lid a series of perforations in the lidwill be uncovered to strain the contents.

Still another object is to provide a cooking vessel having a lidprovided with a strainer, a cover for the strainer and a rotatable meansfor controlling the opening and closing of said cover.

With these and other objects in view the result may be obtained from theconstruction, as shown in the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a vessel, showing my device applied, the strainer beingclosed. Fig. 2 is a similar view partly broken away, showing thestrainer device in an open position. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionthrough the vessel showing the means of attaching the lid to the vesseland the closing means for the strainer lid, and Fig. 4 is a verticalfragmentary section through the strainer portion of the lid.

In the drawings 1 represents the vessel, 2 the lid and 3 the ordinaryhandle pivoted in the ears 4. The lid 2 has its outer edge bent onitself to form a reinforcing lip 5. In the face of the lid near one edgethereof is provided a series of perforations 6 adapted to be closed by aswinging cover 7 hinged at 8. Near the center of the lid is an elongatedslot 9.

Arranged on either side of the slot 9 is a perforated lug 10 adapted toreceive the shaft or pin 11 around which is disposed a coil spring 12.One end of the spring 12 bears against the under face of the lid 1 andthe opposite end projects through the slot 9 and engages the under faceof the swinging cover 7. The oflice of this spring is to tend to forcethe cover 7 upward.

Pivoted at the center of the lid and the upper face thereof by means ofa rivet 13 is a U-shaped member 14 across whose arms is arranged ahandle 15 secured at its ends by any suitable means as by rivets 16.Disposed between the member 14 and the top of the lid 2, is a flatspring 17 provided with a perforation through which passes the rivet 13.One end of the spring 17 projects a slight distance over the inner endof the swinging cover 7. The member 14, when grasped by the handle 15and turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, will engage with the spring17 and prevent its upward movement. When the member 14 is turned to theposi tion, represented in Fig. 2, the ends of the spring 17 areuncovered and the spring 12 exert-ing an upward pressure against thecover 7 will force the lid 7 open against the tension of the spring 17.The vessel is then lifted by the handle 3 in one hand andthe handle 15grasped by the other hand whereby it may be tilted and the contentsstrained through the perforations 6.

To close the perforations the handle 15 and the member 14 are turnedinto the position as shown in Fig. 1 when it will engage with the spring17 forcing the lid 7 downward.

Secured to the under face= and near the edge of the lid 2 is a series offriction spring members 18 adapted to engage with their free endsagainst the inner face of the receptacle and hold the lid 2 thereto.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that I have provided a simpledevice for straining the contents of a cooking vessel and one which isprovided with means to readily uncover the strainer portion of thevessel and consequently is a protection to the hands from the steamarising from said vessel.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is Acooking vessel having a lid provided with a series of strainerperforations, a spring-pressed cover for said perforations,

and means for holding said cover normally In testimony whereof I aliixmy signatue .in closed posltion said holding means eom- 1n presence oftwo witnesses.

prisng :L handle a plate engaging with the JAMES F MCCAN cover, andsecured between the handle and L 5 the lid whereby upon rotation of saidhan- VVtnesseS:

dle the cover is released and s limit-ed n its MARTIN A. SANDBERG,

opening movement. H. E. COFFIN.

